Table 1.

Staining areas for ChE and AChR in gastrocnemius cross-sections and whole-mounted LAL muscle

	Gastrocnemius muscle	LAL muscle
ChE area (μm2)	359.5 ± 33.73 (n=31)	677.2 ± 58.01 (n=14)
AChR area (μm2)	227.8 ± 24.99 (n=31)	544.5 ± 54.20 (n=14)

ChE, cholinesterase; AChR, acetylcholine receptor; LAL, levator auris longus. Values are means ± SEM. n = number of NMJ analyzed. Statistically significant difference between AChR and ChE areas with p<0.0001 in a paired Student t-test for gastrocnemius and LAL muscles.